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Senegal

Senegal / SN

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Senegal in numbers.

Area196,710 kmยฒWorld # 87 โ†’Population18.9MWorld # 68 โ†’Population density96.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 107 โ†’Life expectancy68.9 yearsWorld # 159 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,955World # 176 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Senegal across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area196,710 kmยฒWorld # 87 / 2023 โ†’Population18.9MWorld # 68 / 2025 โ†’Population density96.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 107 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,960World # 81 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.3%World # 35 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.8World # 33 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate29.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 35 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 177 / 2024 โ†’Median age19.1 yearsWorld # 201 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.6%World # 173 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1437.7%World # 35 / 2025 โ†’Urban population55.8%World # 141 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-12.6KWorld # 157 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 125 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.5%World # 162 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy68.9 yearsWorld # 159 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy58.9 yearsWorld # 129 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 181 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate5.4%World # 160 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,955World # 176 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 37BWorld # 109 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 5,463World # 163 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth6.7%World # 24 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.5%World # 142 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.7%World # 157 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment3.6%World # 174 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,335 hours/yearWorld # 14 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)36.2World # 70 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)6.2%World # 24 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people572.4 per million peopleWorld # 78 / 2015 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.6%World # 64 / 2015 โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,848 kcal/dayWorld # 112 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person20 kg/person/yearWorld # 151 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1.6M tWorld # 33 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area41.3%World # 74 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person410 kWh/personWorld # 124 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.8 tWorld # 167 / 2024 โ†’Internet use60.1%World # 151 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions123.9 per 100 peopleWorld # 80 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 178 / 2015 โ†’Road traffic death rate23.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 52 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.6%World # 87 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament41.2%World # 26 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.4MWorld # 84 / 2017 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 557MWorld # 96 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites7 sitesWorld # 50 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2019 / 97.2%Main languageWolofMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal1,380 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightWolofLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyCFA Franc BCEAOXOFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsSenegal River